NAGOYA -- Toyota Motor will suspend operations on seven production lines at five factories in Japan next month due to a chip shortage, the automaker said Monday.
The suspension will reduce Toyota's output by about 20,000 vehicles amid procurement delays for semiconductors and other parts. The Japanese automaker said it will maintain its global production plan of 9 million vehicles for the fiscal year ending March 2022. Toyota's January production plan, announced in mid-December, which called for 800,000 cars to be made globally, will also be carried out.
